Daily Archives: January 3, 2020

After acquiring Ukraine startup Looksery in 2015 to supercharge animated selfie lenses in Snapchat — arguably changing the filters game for all social video and photo apps — Snap has made another acquisition with roots in the country, co-founded by one of Looksery’s founders, to give a big boost to its video capabilities. The company […]

Snapchat quietly acquired AI Factory, the company behind its new ...

This entry was posted in Apps artificial intelligence Social and tagged snapchat on January 3, 2020 by Ingrid Lunden

Seems Samsung couldn’t wait a few more days for CES to arrive. The hardware giant this morning just announced the launch“Lite” versions of its popular handsets, designed to bring key features from the Galaxy S10 and Note 10, without breaking the bank. The devices are a clear response to a sea change in consumer demand […]

Samsung announces ‘Lite’ versions of the Galaxy S10 and Note ...

This entry was posted in hardware Mobile and tagged samsung on January 3, 2020 by Brian Heater

You'll soon be able to scoot around town—at 24 mph—without even having to stand up.

Segway’s S-Pod Brings the Hoverchairs From ‘WALL-E’ to Life

This entry was posted in Gear Transportation on January 3, 2020 by Adrienne So

TikTok parent company ByteDance has teamed up with one of the most controversial apps to let you insert your face into videos starring someone else. TechCrunch has learned that ByteDance has developed an unreleased feature using life-like Deepfakes technology that the app’s code refers to as Face Swap. Code in both TikTok and its Chinese […]

ByteDance & TikTok have secretly built a Deepfakes maker

This entry was posted in Apps artificial intelligence Entertainment Media Mobile Policy privacy Social TC on January 3, 2020 by Josh Constine

Apple’s cancellation of its AirPower wireless charging mat was one of the company’s few big public flubs, but the concept behind the cancelled product remains attractive: A wireless charging pad that supports multiple devices, and that isn’t picky about how you set down your device in order to make a connection. Wireless charging accessory maker […]

This new wireless charger from Zens nearly fulfills the promise ...

This entry was posted in apple inc Gadgets hardware iOS Reviews TC wireless and tagged apple iphone on January 3, 2020 by Darrell Etherington

The Gadget Lab crew discusses what they expect to see next week in Las Vegas: facial-recognition tech, 5G everywhere, and self-driving scooters galore.

Gadget Lab Podcast: CES 2020 Preview

This entry was posted in Gear on January 3, 2020 by Wired Staff

The phone uses electrochromic glass to pull off its vanishing act. Just don’t expect to get your hands on one anytime soon.

OnePlus Concept One: Details, Specs, Disappearing Camera

This entry was posted in Gear on January 3, 2020 by Lauren Goode

Samsung Electronics announced today that it shipped more than 6.7 million Galaxy 5G smartphones in 2019, surpassing expectations set by the company earlier. In September, Samsung Electronics vice president JuneHee Lee suggested that more than two million Samsung 5G smartphones had already been sold during remarks at IFA, and that the company expected to double […]

Samsung shipped more than 6.7 million Galaxy 5G smartphones in ...

This entry was posted in 5g Gadgets smartphones TC and tagged samsung on January 3, 2020 by Catherine Shu

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